For the 2024-25 school year, there are 4 public middle schools serving 2,613 students in Kershaw 01 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in South Carolina.
Public Middle Schools in Kershaw 01 School District have an average math proficiency score of 26% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 46% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the South Carolina public middle school average of 51% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
17 Schools
348 Schools
# Students
11,138 Students
222,866 Students
# Teachers
719 Teachers
15,336 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Kershaw 01 School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 76 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 83% has decreased from 85% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#28 out of 81 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
50%
Graduation Rate
83%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.61
0.65
# American Indian Students
16 Students
709 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
52 Students
3,715 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
1,164 Students
27,056 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
12%
# Black Students
2,851 Students
70,479 Students
% Black Students
26%
32%
# White Students
6,265 Students
108,316 Students
% White Students
56%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
11 Students
287 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
779 Students
12,202 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
360
1,380
# Students in K Grade:
745
4,378
# Students in 1st Grade:
810
4,879
# Students in 2nd Grade:
735
4,662
# Students in 3rd Grade:
788
4,940
# Students in 4th Grade:
801
4,889
# Students in 5th Grade:
832
5,920
# Students in 6th Grade:
867
53,075
# Students in 7th Grade:
852
59,974
# Students in 8th Grade:
894
62,316
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,189
4,698
# Students in 10th Grade:
860
4,492
# Students in 11th Grade:
698
3,845
# Students in 12th Grade:
707
3,418
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,278 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,297. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,968 is higher than the state median of $14,891. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$170 MM
$12,084 MM
Spending
$167 MM
$11,764 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,278
$15,297
Spending / Student
$14,968
$14,891
Best Kershaw 01 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lugoff-elgin Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1244 Highway 1 South
Lugoff, SC 29078
(803) 438-3591
Lugoff, SC 29078
(803) 438-3591
Grades: 6-8
| 668 students
Rank: #22.
North Central Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
805 Keys Lane
Kershaw, SC 29067
(803) 424-2740
Kershaw, SC 29067
(803) 424-2740
Grades: 6-8
| 420 students
Rank: #33.
Leslie M. Stover Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1649 Smyrna Road
Elgin, SC 29045
(803) 438-7414
Elgin, SC 29045
(803) 438-7414
Grades: 6-8
| 697 students
Rank: #44.
Camden Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
902 Mcrae Road
Camden, SC 29020
(803) 425-8975
Camden, SC 29020
(803) 425-8975
Grades: 6-8
| 828 students
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